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Advocacy Communications Director

January 26, 2011

State of the Union: President Promises A Clean Energy Future

By Liz Judge  /  Policy and Legislation Team & Washington, D.C. Office

Last night in his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama rightly spoke about the importance of growing a clean energy economy. Dedicating a chunk of his speech to the promise of the clean energy sector of the economy and the necessity for us as a nation to invest in this sector, the president …

January 21, 2011

MTR Mining Update: Watching the Groundswell for Change

By Liz Judge  /  Policy and Legislation Team & Washington, D.C. Office

Movement to stop the destruction picks up after historic EPA action on MTR

Spruce No. 1 mine.
January 13, 2011

Biggest Mountaintop Removal Mine Vetoed – A Win for Appalachia

By Liz Judge  /  Policy and Legislation Team & Washington, D.C. Office

Coal mine finally stopped as EPA rejects Spruce No. 1 Mine

January 6, 2011

Day Three of Congress: Public Health Under Attack By Polluters

By Liz Judge  /  Policy and Legislation Team & Washington, D.C. Office

Only three days after Republicans took over the House of Representatives, Americans are at risk of losing critical, life-saving pollution protections. Since they took their seats in the 112th Congress, some elected representatives have made shooting down or slowing down these protective pollution controls their top priority. Today, House Republicans announced a resolution that seeks …

January 5, 2011

When the Lights Go Out in Congress

By Liz Judge  /  Washington, D.C. Office

Energy efficient light bulbs have come to symbolize the promise of smarter, greener, cost-saving technologies. The image of the coiled CFL (compact fluorescent lamp) reminds us that we can save money while saving energy. And for good reason: The federal government’s Energy Star program found that if every American home replaced just one light with …

January 4, 2011

Saying Goodbye to a Hero and Pledging to Fight Harder

By Liz Judge  /  Policy and Legislation Team & Washington, D.C. Office

Last night we lost a true hero, Judy Bonds of Marfork, West Virginia. Judy—the executive director of Coal River Mountain Watch, Goldman Prize recipient, and friend and partner of Earthjustice—was a courageous leader in the fight to protect Americans and future generations from the poisonous pollution and destruction of mountaintop removal mining. She was an …

December 16, 2010

Our Holiday Wish: Mr. President, Please Protect Our Forests!

By Liz Judge  /  Policy and Legislation Team & Washington, D.C. Office

What would a winter wonderland be without treetops glistening?

December 10, 2010

Court Upholds Nation's Strongest Effort To Curb Climate Change

By Liz Judge

Court clears the way for EPA to stay the course on global warming pollution

November 3, 2010

CA to TX Oil: Get Your Dirty Hands Off Our Clean Energy!

By Liz Judge

Today polluters learned: When it comes to clean energy, don't mess with CA

November 3, 2010

Election: It's About The Economy, Stupid (Not Climate Change)

By Liz Judge

Americans want jobs AND clean energy, clean air, clean water, green economy